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they don't control the senate. president obama is going to serve second term that is the message this week in washington, right? at the inauguration and the parade and the fancy dress dances and the obamas showing off at the white house with the dog. but away from washington, outside the beltway, republicans are working fast right now to use their power in the states to make it so that democrats structurally cannot win no matter what. joining us now is donald mceachin. senator, thank you very much for your time. it's great to have you here. >> thanks for having me, rachel. >> were you surprised by how quickly republicans in your state passed these new maps? did you know this was coming? >> absolutely not, rachel. you know, we asked for a heads-up back in november if they were going to do this. and we were sure we would be given the heads-up. in a span of literally 40 minutes, because they limited debate. literally in 40 minutes, they rewrote 40 senate districts without any input from the public, without any input f
they don't control the senate. president obama is going to serve second term that is the message this week in washington, right? at the inauguration and the parade and the fancy dress dances and the obamas showing off at the white house with the dog. but away from washington, outside the beltway, republicans are working fast right now to use their power in the states to make it so that democrats structurally cannot win no matter what. joining us now is donald mceachin. senator, thank you very...
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right across the board in today's gun debate have officially exit the stage a week after president obama introduced a series of new gun reforms republican senate leader mitch mcconnell sent e-mail to supporters saying quote you and i are literally surrounded the gun grabbers in the senate are about to launch an all out assault on the second amendment and your rights and your freedom he concluded the email by writing the gun grabbers are in full battle mode and they are serious so so much for trying to have an honest gun debate without with enough fear among the gun constituency but what the nation really needs is an honest debate about what the second amendment actually means and the history surrounding its ratification some will argue that there's a hidden history of the second amendment most americans and even many american historians have overlooked my next guest argues just that bogus is a professor of law at the roger williams university school of law he's held visiting. at the rutgers camden and drexel university law schools is presently a visiting professor at the george washingto
right across the board in today's gun debate have officially exit the stage a week after president obama introduced a series of new gun reforms republican senate leader mitch mcconnell sent e-mail to supporters saying quote you and i are literally surrounded the gun grabbers in the senate are about to launch an all out assault on the second amendment and your rights and your freedom he concluded the email by writing the gun grabbers are in full battle mode and they are serious so so much for...
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if you look back at obama's history when he first ran for state senate, he was originally for marriage equality. i believe for political reasons he backed away from it. and of course, now he's come full circle again. i think we'll see a lot more from this president and i was honored and proud to be a part history, watching that speech yesterday. >> john: absolutely. i couldn't agree more with you. we discussed last night with governor granholm that if the president had come out full throated for marriage equality back in 2008, the year that prop 8 passed in california, there is the dreadful possibility we might have seen the reinauguration of president mccain and vice president palin. it was a political choice. tico, let me put this to you... what are you hoping to see from the president in his second term and additionally in his state of the union? is he going to be an advocate in chief or do you think he's going to do more? >> there are a lot of upcoming opportunities for the obama administration to stand strongly on the side of fairness and equality. one of them is that the supreme
if you look back at obama's history when he first ran for state senate, he was originally for marriage equality. i believe for political reasons he backed away from it. and of course, now he's come full circle again. i think we'll see a lot more from this president and i was honored and proud to be a part history, watching that speech yesterday. >> john: absolutely. i couldn't agree more with you. we discussed last night with governor granholm that if the president had come out full...
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none of it means anything if the obama agenda can't get through the senate. senator jeff merkley of oregon is here with the latest breaking news on filibuster reform. >>> plus one of the best golfers in the world is losing it over his tax rate. >> of all the nerve! >> we'll fact check phil mickelson's ridiculous claim. >> i owe you nothing! >>> and banks got build a out and we got sold out. four years after wall street greed brought the country to its knees, why is no one in jail? >> this is a stain on the american justice system. >> the pbs series "frontline" has a new documentary airing tonight. correspondent martin smith joins me for a preview. good to have you with us tonight, folks. thanks for watching. i want to start the program tonight showing you what the hottest thing in politics was 20 years ago today. this is rush limbaugh's first book, the way things ought to be. for more than two decades, this basically has served as a blueprint for conservative thought in this country. here is a sample of a few things that were in the book. what about feeling s
none of it means anything if the obama agenda can't get through the senate. senator jeff merkley of oregon is here with the latest breaking news on filibuster reform. >>> plus one of the best golfers in the world is losing it over his tax rate. >> of all the nerve! >> we'll fact check phil mickelson's ridiculous claim. >> i owe you nothing! >>> and banks got build a out and we got sold out. four years after wall street greed brought the country to its knees,...
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today he met with senator john mccain who has been a vocal critic of the obama administration. on a lot of fronts. late this afternoon he and hagel had a frank and candid conversation in which they discussed some of mccain's concerns. mccain also called hagel an old friend. it's worth remembering both men are veterans of the vietnam war, and that's certainly a band of brothers. we'll be right back. i have low testosterone. there, i said it. how did i know? well, i didn't really. see, i figured low testosterone would decrease my sex drive... but when i started losing energy and became moody... that's when i had an honest conversation with my doctor. we discussed all the symptoms... then he gave me some blood tests. showed it was low t. that's it. it was a number -- not just me. [ male announcer ] today, men with low t have androgel 1.62% (testosterone gel). the #1 prescribed topical testosterone replacement therapy, increases testosterone when used daily. women and children should avoid contact with application sites. discontinue androgel and call your doctor if you see unexpect
today he met with senator john mccain who has been a vocal critic of the obama administration. on a lot of fronts. late this afternoon he and hagel had a frank and candid conversation in which they discussed some of mccain's concerns. mccain also called hagel an old friend. it's worth remembering both men are veterans of the vietnam war, and that's certainly a band of brothers. we'll be right back. i have low testosterone. there, i said it. how did i know? well, i didn't really. see, i figured...